Fetid Strumpet Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 It's bent back, ala Soul Caliber Voldo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante83 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 The mannequin is awesome, very Voldo indeed. I quite like Colette also, she has something of the artful dodger about her. Must. Not. Start. Arcanists 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucidicide Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Everyone who loves it, get on the left. Everyone who hates it, the right... ...and FIGHT! OK, not really. Don't fight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4st4f4n Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 the problem with those images is that they are modernised fancy dress costumes, and don't really reflect the costumes of the period, most Saloon girls and dancers did wear 'scandalously short' skirts- but for the time that meant knee length, not hotpants, the only girls who wore the slit skirts and exposed thighs were the true 'Shady ladies' who sold themselves, not something I'd imagine Collette would be up to in her spare time. If historical accuracy triumphed over the rule of cool, idk how much of this wonderful anachronistic pulpsteamvictoriowesthorroreastasiafantasypunk universe would exist... This is how The Law gets dressed, I doubt anyone would beat an eye for The Showgirl Open Spoiler Everyone who loves it, get on the left. Everyone who hates it, the right... ...and FIGHT! OK, not really. Don't fight. You haven't justified your profile pic, yet! xD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucidicide Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 It needs no justification. It stands by itself. On two legs, on top of 8 legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4st4f4n Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 It needs no justification. It stands by itself. On two legs, on top of 8 legs. I will unleash the entire community behind you, you know, lord lord, I will xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 It's bent back, ala Soul Caliber Voldo. That's right! I have been thinking where have I seen that before. He was quite good in Soul Calibur as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Bracers are more sleeve-like and give her somewhere to hide her tricks, gloves aren't as useful as she'd have to keep going to the top end for the cards;) besides she needs something for the metal doves to land on and lace gloves would get shredded! This beats the awful old metal hands down for me:) Those bracers would be useless for hiding anything, gloves on the other hand would go with the glamorous aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierowmaniac Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 New collette does look good, however I am slightly disappointed Wyrd didn't have the Balls to go with the book artwork, which I personally like much more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucidicide Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Sorry, we're not a game company that makes balls, so we are surprisingly short on them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxstorm Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Colette's okay, but I am glad I have my metal set. This just isn't working as Colette for me. Not at all sure how I feel about the Mannequin--moving in the direction of Coryphee is interesting, but the pose doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I can see why you would want something more dynamic than the basic mannequin poses in the metal, but this feels like too much. Maybe I will change my mind when I see it in person. But for now I judge my wallet to be safe. Edit: I am another of those who started with Colette. Bought the box with no intention of learning the game...just thought the models looked really interesting. I don't think this Colette gets me started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythicFOX Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I think what us long term players continually over estimate is how much our love of the old sculpts which got us into the game clouds our judgement of new ones. In many cases those sculpts are our first Malifaux loves and its natural for us to find new sculpts 'wrong'. New players don't have that baggage IMO. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4st4f4n Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 New collette does look good, however I am slightly disappointed Wyrd didn't have the Balls to go with the book artwork, which I personally like much more Sorry, we're not a game company that makes balls, so we are surprisingly short on them. - "Ho, ho, ho! Well, if it isn't fat stinking billy goat Billy Boy in poison! How art thou, thou globby bottle of cheap, stinking chip oil? Come and get one in the yarbles, if ya have any yarbles, you eunuch jelly thou!" - p.s. Damn it! I unleashed a kindle of kittens! xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiveCommander Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 It's bent back, ala Soul Caliber Voldo. I'm glad I wasn't the only person to think of Voldo as soon as I saw the new Mannequin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancater Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Kaeris was special and I really did like her render, in particular the standing sculpt. But this is Colette (and a Mannequin), my first master, the reason I started Malifaux. So..... Top hat is awesome. I'd love to see a little bit of a wry smile, coy and dangerous but given the size of the actual mini (compared to the render) this is not an issue because I would not really see it. Outfit, stance and 'look' are all solid. Flame is, meh, I'd have preferred a dove. I don't associate Colette with fire, or offense at all much really. Illusion and tricks and the flame does not capture that for me. Overall pleased, looking forward to it 8/10. Mannequin I'm more uncertain of, I understand the dance pose but it does not grab my attention. The hand blades are cool, a little Corphyee but cool, however the feet blades not so much. Overall 6.5/10. But the most important thing is... I WANTS IT, I WANTS IT NOW, NOT LATER NOW. WANTS WANTS WANTS WANTS................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maogrim Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I do wonder why this rather strong reimagining was deemed necessary. She went from Moulin Rouge - like magician to western saloon stage dancer, gaining twice the lenght of hair in the process. But she is not the only case here. Rasputina is another example of a female Malifaux Master who changed quite a bit from her first incarnation. The same holds true for Perdita, who looks a lot stronger and, dare I say it, almost manly compared to her first version. Sonia looks slimmer, gained a lantern and mask, kept her style in clothes. The male Masters seem rather unchanged and kept a lot of their former appeal. Nicodem, Ramos, Lucius, all of these were barely altered, the most changes becoming apparent in their specific poses. There are probably more examples and also exceptions, but I hope you get my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampers&nd Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Those bracers would be useless for hiding anything, gloves on the other hand would go with the glamorous aspect. You have no idea how much you can hide inside a bracer;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I think what us long term players continually over estimate is how much our love of the old sculpts which got us into the game clouds our judgement of new ones. In many cases those sculpts are our first Malifaux loves and its natural for us to find new sculpts 'wrong'. New players don't have that baggage IMO. I am of the opposite and love the newer plastic sculpts on the whole..but then I prefer to work in plastic anyway. I started with the metal Lady J set but I much prefer the new plastics. Still have the metal ones (two sets in fact!) but will likely sell at least one lot on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'm curious what ass blades look like. ...I'm not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramath Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 ...I'm not. It's gotta be a Neverborn thing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 ...I'm not. I kinda am.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbad Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I've been waiting to see these for ages and overall I really like them. I'm not terribly keen on the flames in her hand, it just seems a bit odd and not really in character for Colette. I can understand not wanting to go with cards though, as that's really much more Jakob. But I'm not sure she needs anything in her hand at all really. In any case, we can always hope there are a few optional hands. The only other complaint I have about Colette is the stitching on the hat. It just seems a little weird and despite the corset and the braces it seems out of place. As someone else said, it's much more a resurrectionist hat. It's obviously a bit different feel to the old one. It's much more wild west and less New Orleans and I doubt I'll get rid of my old one. But I really do like this one. The mannequin looks like a huge improvement over the old models who, lets be honest, are fairly boring models. I don't really use mannequins but at least these looks like they could be fun to paint up and look cool. It also makes me very hopeful that I'll get some Coryphee models I don't hate so I can start using those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 The flames look like she has just pulled some of her own hair out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbad Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Can't believe I didn't think of this before, but a hand holding her cane would be pretty awesome. Especially since its on her card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 The flames look like she has just pulled some of her own hair out. Colette have cancer?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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